Organizer was provided by The Broken Token for this review. The views and opinions of this review are of my own and have not been influenced by anyone associated with The Broken Token or Fantasy Flight Games.

The Problem

My previous storage

I enjoy Cosmic Encounters and all the options it provides. Currently there are 5 expansions for it and that ends up with lots of box space or shelf space. No one likes traveling with a game and having to haul it and many expansion boxes. My original solution was to bag everything and mash it into the core box. It worked but nothing was protected and it was a pain to get everything out each game and then bag it back up after. The question is, with so much gaming material can this be stored in one box and be easy to use for gaming? The Broken Token took up the challenge and has released the Cosmic Organizer. Can it really hold everything? Does it make set up and tear down easier? Is the Organizer easy to put together? Can it handle the stress of 5 expansions and not break down? I invite you to read this review to find out those answers and more.

Materials and Construction

The Cosmic Organizer is my largest Organizer I have assembled to date. This came in 10 sheets to hold all the different pieces that would go into making this Organizer. Normally The Broken Token recommends tape or glue if you have a loose joint or on the outer corners. This is not the case with the Cosmic Organizer. The Broken Token instructs you to glue some of the joints together in this one. (Specifically the dividers for the ship tokens) I ended up gluing the majority of the joints in this organizer so that it could hold up to the weight of these components and because the joints were more on the loose side. The looseness is well within what I would expect from manufacturing. On average I can assemble a organizer in a half an hour. The Cosmic Organizer took me about triple that. This was due to the amount of trays to assemble and gluing. Most of the organizer went together real easy. The only difficult part was putting together the trays for the ships. This was due to many thin long pieces that needed to connect to two ends and was just very time consuming. Even with those minor difficulties I would still say anyone can assemble this big organizer. I only ended up using the mallet twice during the whole construction for tight joints.

Storage and Final Thoughts

Cosmic Encounters contains a lot of cards, tokens and various other components. I was skeptical that it could hold everything and get the box lid closed. Everything fit great and designed to pull out for quick setup. I am very impressed with how there is still room for possible future expansions. The token and ship trays will make clean up easy and set up time should be cut in half if not more. I counted the number of Ziplock baggies i used before this organizer and was amazed to find I used 24 to hold everything. I now have a lot of spare baggies for games that may need them in the future. The real MVP though is the back of the instruction booklet that had a diagram of how everything is supposed to be stored and fit in the box. No guessing which components go where. This is something I have begged for many times in the past and I am very glad to see it implemented here. Overall the Cosmic Organizer does everything I want it to do and more. I can now store this game vertically with no problem of items falling out. This organizer will not only keep everything in good condition, but it will also cut down your set up and tear down time by a lot. That means you get to that next game sooner. I highly recommend this to anyone who owns Cosmic Encounters with the expansions. This is a strong organizer that will last.

Taco gives the Cosmic Organizer a Must Buy rating for Cosmic Encounter Owners